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upthrow.

To throw or cast upwards.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To throw or cast upwards.

    archaic · poetic
  2. To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.

    transitive
  3. To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

noun
  1. A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

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